Full Description
Regenerative medicine is one of the most interesting and groundbreaking developments in recent years for the management of veterinary musculoskeletal disease. This is such a rapidly developing field that there is a genuine need for accessible information for clinicians.
Regenerative Medicine in Small Animal Musculoskeletal Conditions is a practical guide for veterinarians on how to use platelet-rich plasma and mesenchymal stem cells in their veterinary clinic. This volume deserves a place on every practice bookshelf.
Contents
Preface
Who this book is for
How to use this book
Abbreviations
Definitions
SECTION I
1 Introduction
2 History of veterinary regenerative medicine
3 Administration of veterinary regenerative medicine in musculoskeletal conditions
SECTION II
4 Platelet-rich plasma therapy
5 Platelet-rich plasma apparatus and platelet-rich plasma composition
6 Clinical platelet-rich plasma applications
SECTION III
7 Mesenchymal stem cells
8 Sources of mesenchymal stem cells
9 Laboratory manufacture of mesenchymal stem cells
10 Clinical applications of mesenchymal stem cells in musculoskeletal conditions
SECTION IV
11 Other veterinary regenerative medicines in musculoskeletal conditions
12 Evidence for the usefulness of veterinary regenerative medicine
SECTION V
13 Legal and regulatory aspects of veterinary regenerative medicine
14 Recommendations for the clinical use of veterinary regenerative medicine
15 Current best practice in veterinary regenerative medicine
SECTION VI
16 Veterinary regenerative medicine case studies
17 The economics of veterinary regenerative medicine
Afterword
Appendices
About the author
Acknowledgements
Further reading
Index
